A complete guide to Diagnosis and Prognosis

Medical terminologies are really difficult to understand and there are many people who find it
a daunting task to understand the implications of all the medical terms. Similarly, when it
comes to diagnosis, there are many people who fail to understand it properly. The terms
Diagnosis and Prognosis are quite similar, but there implications are bit different.
Diagnosis can be said as the detection or identification of a specific disease. When you visit
regarding the symptoms, he will certainly ask you to explain how you feel as well as the
troubles. He may even ask you to cooperate with the physical examination, which is essential.
On the basis of that, he may also ask you to undergo the required tests. Once all the test
results come in hand, he can reach the conclusion and determine the process of treatment
required for you. This process of reaching the decision is usually termed as Diagnosis. There
are a number of categories under which diagnosis can be categorized. You may be familiar
with the common categories like illness, chronic disease, injury, progressive disease, a
condition requiring surgery, life threatening diseases etc.
No sooner the illness is detected by the physician; he explains everything regarding the best
ways of treating the problem and the benefits you can gain with it. On the basis of the
problem, method and process of treatment etc, he determines the level of progress of the
recovery. This prediction is again called Prognosis. Quite often, individuals are shocked
when they hear the diagnosis of the diseases. It is really very shocking when an individual is
diagnosed with the deadly disease of cancer, despite of the fact that he abstains from the
consumption of drugs and do not have any such addictions.
At times it so happens that individuals need to change their lifestyle in order to cure or get
relief from some specific diseases. Not only patients find themselves in oblivion in such
situations, but also the loved ones and family members fail to understand the best ways of
supporting them to live their life.
It is necessary that family members and loved ones have complete knowledge about the
prognosis process if they wish to support the victim properly during his illness. They also
need to catalyze the recovery process at the same time. It is essential to consult with the
physician regarding the conditions of the patient like mobility, reflexes, physical strength,
coordination, personal health and hygiene, reasoning and memory, hearing and sight etc.
These are important physical conditions that keep on fluctuating according to the diseases as
well as their conditions. There are some medical conditions that develop in one of the ways
that are shown below:








It becomes very much impossible to provide victims with the proper support and care when
you are unaware about their limitations and conditions. But, when you realize and gain the
required knowledge, then you can support them in a much better way, which further
accelerates the recovery process.
Apart from the doctors consultation you can even get yourself educated about these factors
from different sources. There are a number of support agencies, organizations, etc that
provided education and render support related to different medical conditions. You can reach
them without any hesitation and utilize the services offered. Details regarding some of the
organizations offering this service are mentioned below:
National Health Organizations
Alzheimers Association www.alz.org 800-272-3900
American Cancer Society www.cancer.org 800-227-2345
American Diabetes Association www.diabetes.org 800-342-2383
American Heart Association www.americanheart.org 800-242-8721
American Lung Association www.lungusa.org 800-548-8252
American Stroke Association www.strokeassociation.org 888-478-7653
Progression of a Medical Condition
3 Common Modes



Sudden onset,
treatment, recovery


Sudden onset with
continued
progression

Sudden onset with
continued
progression


Gradual onset, with
continued
progression
Arthritis Foundation www.arthritis.org 800-283-7800
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society www.leukemia.org 800-955-4572
National Osteoporosis Foundation www.nof.org 202-223-2226
Parkinsons Disease Foundation www.pdf.org 800-457-6676

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